Vyacheslav Gryaznov
December 14, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – “Extraordinarily inventive, a leading voice and one of the great wonders of modern pianism.” – Musical Life Vyacheslav Gryaznov is an internationally celebrated pianist/composer, known and lauded for his over 40 arrangements, 15 of which are published by the prestigious Schott Music, which signed him in 2014 as their youngest composer. A winner of multiple international […]
Online Lecture: Magdalena Baczewska on Rameau, Chopin & more
December 7, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – The vast stylistic and emotional range of the repertoire at hand inspires questions about the performer’s programming decisions, unique pleasures and challenges of performing works that span many centuries. In this pre-concert talk, Magdalena Baczewska (concert pianist and harpsichordist; Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University) will give the audience an insight into […]
Martín García García
November 15, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – “Martín García García is an astonishing pianist of great musicality and indomitable technique.” – New York Classical Review Martín García García has given concerts as a soloist in venues around Europe and United States, receiving very positive reviews from musicians and pianists of the stature of Vladimir Kraniev, Dmitri Alexeev, Arcadi Volodos, Dimitri Bashkirov, Joaquín […]
2023-2024 Season Subscription
November 15, 2023 @ All Day – Save $105 when you buy all concerts ($30/ticket) We are excited to bring seven concerts this season to St Leo Auditorium in Bonita Springs, FL, featuring rising stars as well as world-renowned artists. Don’t miss our season featuring some of the most exciting artists performing today, and buy all seven concerts! Be sure to share […]
Online Lecture: Magdalena Baczewska on Chopin & Liszt
November 9, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Chopin and Liszt were contemporaries known for their virtuosity at the piano – this is where the similarities end. Their lifestyles and musical visions varied greatly, and their pianistic approaches remain unmistakable. In this pre-concert talk, Magdalena Baczewska (concert pianist and harpsichordist; Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University) returns to the Grand […]
Mackenzie Melemed
September 25, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Winner of the Jade Medal at the 2019 China International Music Competition and recipient of The Juilliard School’s 2019 Leo B. Ruiz Carnegie Hall Recital Prize and 2018 Arthur Rubinstein Piano Prize, 25-year-old American pianist Mackenzie Melemed’s international career continues to flourish. Praised by the New York Times as an “excellent young pianist” he has […]
ChamberFest: Balourdet Quartet & Fabio Bidini (St Leo) 4/21 – 3 PM
April 21, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – The Balourdet Quartet, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is currently in residence at the New England Conservatory’s Professional String Quartet Program. The quartet received the Grand Prize at the 2021 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition as well as the top prize awarded in the 2021 Premio Paolo Borciani in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The group also […]
ChamberFest: Ying Li (Moorings) 4/20 – 7:30 PM
April 20, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Twenty-four-year-old Chinese pianist Ying Li was the First Prize winner of the 2021 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, as well as The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Prize and the Tri-I Noon Recitals Prize. She has received top awards in numerous national and international competitions, including the Antonio Mormone International Prize, Sarasota Artist Series Piano […]
ChamberFest: Lee/Fullana/Strezeva (St Leo) 4/19 – 7:30 PM
April 19, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – Spanish-born violinist Francisco Fullana, winner of the 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, has been hailed as an “amazing talent” (Gustavo Dudamel) and “frighteningly awesome” (Buffalo News). His latest album on Orchid Classics, Bach’s Long Shadow, was named BBC Music Magazine’s Instrumental Choice of the Month. Its five-star review stated: ‘Fullana manages to combine Itzhak Perlman’s […]
ChamberFest: Mike Cheng-Yu Lee (Trinity) 4/18 – 3 PM
April 18, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Mike Cheng-Yu Lee is one of a new generation of pianists who is at home performing on pianos that span the early 18th to the late 20th centuries. Awarded Second Prize and Audience Prize at the 2011 Westfield International Fortepiano Competition by a jury that included Robert Levin and the late Christopher Hogwood, his performances have garnered attention […]